Universal-joint coupling.



A. LOUD/11S. UNDJERSAL JOINT GOUPLNG. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1.911. 159958555@ ateuted May 19, 1914.

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DETROT. MCHIGAN, ASSEGNOR PAC/K RD MOTOR CAR CQMFANY, OF DETRGIT, MICHIGAN. A COEFOBA'IXON VIICHLGAN.

,i ,emisario Specification of Leiters Potent.

Application led June 29, 19M.

E-n ioni ci? Mary i9, 15M f1.. Serial No. 636,681.

To r// 'Hf/min yf'/ mul/[f milf-wlw lie il linou'n that i, Alim-:N Loomis, :i citizen o' the ilnieil itn'ics. und residing ut Doire-it. in ihe county ol nWayne und Stute nii lilichinfun, huvo invented certain new unil useful linnroienicnis in iluirersalwoini; Couplings, of u'hich thc following-iis u speci- 'ihisI invention relates o universal joint couplings nini inore particularly to n coupling nl' ihisl churucicr :ichipted io-conneri he pronelhfr shuii of n motor vehicle with he iunior clutch. shufi.

' 'lho ehjecis of i'fhe invention :1re to provide :i noupliugivhich is simple unil compaririirely inexpensive, hns/few paris, nini which muy he renrliij; iisnsseinlilecl und reniovei'l from the shui's so that none or the parts oi: ihe coupling `will interfere with the removal ot' the eiutch members from the clutch shul'i,

The novel :fenlurcs oi' the iuveniion u'ill ne more clou-rij,r miners-lood from he ioiloiving description trillen in connection with the accompanying clruu'ings, in which;

ll1 ignre Il is o perspective view oi i eoupiing' 'embodying i'ny invention; Fig. is un enil View of one of the shaft members; .Fing 3 is nneni'l view of the other shaft .ineinber; Fig. 4l; is :i plain view oiE one oi the halves of the intermeilinie connecting member: Fic'. 5 is it suie. elevation oi the suine; and Fig. eis un elevuiion of the bushings vfor the pivninl conne. ,i'yions of one oi ille Shafts with.

(he inicrincilinie connecting incniber.

cl'crriug' lo the drawings, the numeral 1l inilicnicc one of lhe shus and is here illus;

[ruled ns the ilriven or propeller shaft. of uinolxor reinicie. 'iho numerzii Q-.indieates bhe nihcr shuitnnul is here' iliusiroec. ns :i ring' :nlninwi lo he nltache to the inotor cinl'eh. 'i'he ring i2 hns formed thereon projecting :irnislil :nul l5 in which beur the irunnions 14' :in/l ll'? of the intermediate connecting nuinhcr infiicuicrl b v the numeral 1S. instorni ol the ringl l muy use :i shaft siniihir lo simil. 'll und having. :t yoke on its enil cnri'ying the airing 14 unil l5. ll; will :ilso he understood thut eiher oi' the shafts nur v be used ns thc driving` or the cl liven ineniher.

The. shu'i'i ll has formed :it its enil luierzillv iii'ojecing lrunnions '19 :nul Q0 which iv'th (he shaft have the `general forni of ihe letter T. The ini'erniediaie connecting meniber 1S is inuclc up of two similar htives euch consist'ini,l of :i lnierully cxi'ending portion Qi, unil :it the ends of his laterally ex lending; portion ure :irrai'igeil irins 22 und The :ii-nis on the hnlich; overlap und are curul together by suitable connecting' menus such us bolts The poriions 2l of the niei'ineilini'e member carry trunnions 1G und l?, which engage' the bearings on the urins lei :enti v but it will l e understood that the irunnions lf3 unil 1T, nifiy be carried by the shaft ineniher l2 and the bearings for the .inne curried by portions 21 of the interinecliiite member. Bearings for the trunnions if) und 2() nref formeel between the con- :iccted nrins of the iutY rineiliate nielnher and, :is shown, these hearings nre provided with bushings The-se busl'iing's are providetl with ianges 27' :it one end `.vhich engage collars QS on trunnions 19 und 20. The llnngress 27 splrericuily iforinccl on 1Che side adjoining; the .bearings und the inner faces oi ihe bearings are also suitably formed at. QS in iiiihe spherical portions of the bushings. rEhe trunnions 1G, 17, 19 and El() are shown us being in n. connnon plane and the center about which the spherical portions oi [he bushings is formed is located :it` the 'intersection of the axes of the trunnions'. As thus construcfteei the shaft 1l may be with- 'flrziwn by removing the. bolts @fr and then rotating the, parts of the intermedi-Lite .connecting nieniber in opposite directions on the 4runnions 16 and 1,7. Openings are thus provided between `the arms Q2 and Qi; through which .the trunnions on the shait 1l muy be Withdruwn by partially rotating suiil shaft und then moving ihe sinne outwardly in the generali direct-ion of iis axis. The ports of the' inici-mediator connecting inen.- ber muy then be reinovecl by Witlnlrmving .the trunnions ,i6 sind l? from their bearings.

iftu'iil be seen that this construction im vides :i simple eoupiing which requires but` four holt-s to secure the parts together. ly the renioriti oi"- theso bolts the whole couplinr nmy be reziciily elisussenibled.

ii" will be understood that the bushings J3 muy be. omit-intl and the bearings :ibut the iinnnes 3G which innybe sphericnlly fornieil hinQjs niv in\'eni'ion,\vhnt l. A. unirersni gwn' .oniiiing comprising on the abutting u-cc in u nmnner similar to .a engagement, with said Shaft mcmbers5 smid fi driving :imi driven Shaft meli'ibcrs, mi u; separubic connecting membri' having pix ummhcr being adapted tu be disevww Y, ifi-mn one UE said snhzi'ib mrmbers by minimi; upm; the; piviai cnmimgtions with ifm other oi? mid shaft iiemjm l i2 -"i univcrsai. joint coupling cmnprisini; driving' :md irivci shaft inmi'i'ers, :imi mi open cvmmctiug member' inning pivnni angagmmnii with said shaft mami. Suid member bang whip jfi i0 'be il, l i 'from (me of said Shaft n'zembers by ri* 'im .:pfmviviw pivozii @m'meczi'fsi'is Vido, ihr, Uthm- O said, Si'mit mei'nbcrS. i

3. universal joint coupling compriamggj (irivmg alici driven :shaft membgrs, :rmi f1 x'rien'incr having pivotal engagwmm' with Suid smit members, said Hmmimr being Sepurzibie at impivotacoimuiiogls wiHi our, @i sziiii shaft members and the jm .es of said mcmbcr being'-iudepmidmitiy rotamisl@ 6 und from ofjcrnim rolzxiiru vidi Huid shaft n'ximbcr 0n the pivotal Cmmcctimis with ti e oiilcr'of Suid Simifmommrs;

LL A u'iiivei'sali jint cmlpiiug comprising' .driving :1mi driven shaft i'i'iei'niicrs, und u iimn'fbri'. having pivntai Qugug'genmni with said. @haft members md separable mtu um parts, said puri?, being adfipuefi "m bu imi@ 'pendentiy roiixit'ed to and. if im operative izxtion with our, of Said sh t member mi Hm pi'vofmi connections with bhe other 0i",'snid shaft men'iiiers.

5. A u iivcrszil joini; coujiing comprirfing' driving und driven shaft members;7 and a member Connected' with said shaft mcmiwrs 'by pivots, all of said pivots being in a cmumon piane, mici said member being sepumiiic into two parts meh independently ivifiitailie on :i pivotal comlccimi Wiiii om; mi? Said shaft members, when sai shaft members are. in operative position. v

A universal foin; coupling comprising driving and driven shaft members, an inter" muriiaic connecting mrfriler for :Enid shaft members, trmmi'orm mi (me, of 'mid simili member, bearings on mid intermediairs mmnlmr mid engaging mid irlmnirms, anni ii-mmfm connections; batfveor ,Lmii member :md the other of Suid Shzli'is, sin

`d member vomprsng mvo part@ separable :i1/Suid bem ingr.;q anni Suid parte being nc'inpefi 'm be in helxv-.sidvni'iy rotated (m mid runniml cfmmwiimmf; when said shaft members ure in Hpcrutivc position.

7. A universal jnint coupling; cmnprisifgg lriving and driven shaft'. murmurs? ami :in iuarmediaiie*connecting member for .Fmiii simi; member; having inngitmiirmijv-rxr ranged'bearings engaging irumiim #i im me Uf Suini sim'li; memliei' and hiker? iiywar; rmig'md irmmicm Cwmmrrim'ls wiffii nim nii" maimlers, mi@ vomwffimf of said Hiwit mcmhor im sugli-Libie iii sm mili] miv l t v mim mout with mid im having Emir (ieprmiimi' roiiiion l., 5.0139011, :mi

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Loseeo the other of said shaft, members is diseni 1rae'edamd nm 1 be withdrawn.

, v13. A, universaljoint eimpling coniprieing driving' and drive-11 eiwit members, and un intern'iediate eonneting member for said stief t .members` eoil'iprisng two .separable parte eiiel. oi wliiolilms laterally extending portion f having a'pivotal connection :it un intermedi- `Nnte, point with one of said swift-members:1nd

'4nd portions 'oll'seti in the sume direetion, `:sfaid parte being opposilely arranged und having A`their utterly/'portions overlapped and comieted togetli',ld provided with benefgjings-engaging txjlu'l'rlmi'ons on the other of said shaft members, 'the bearlngs of euch of sind parts being faced. 111 opposite direetion,

-yhereby seid part;y ninyjlbe oppoilely ,ro-

{taited when diseoneoled'. f-,

14, A.-universal'jlointf eoiiplng comprising driving a'nd'driien shaft men'ibers, and en intermediate conueeting members for Quid shaft. members .oon'lprlsmg two separate .f 'parts eachowliieh has a laterally-extend- *Ling portion having ap1\'otal connection :it

'un intermediate point Ywith one ol said shalt members und end portions oil'set- 1n the I,same directionlmid provided with bearings, Avsialdlimrts boing oppositely arranged und having their bearings meeting and in engagement willi pivots on the other ofsnid sliiilt nienibe :intl the bearings on euch of said parte beingv oppoeitely faced.

l5. l universal joint coupling comprising driving;` und driven sliur, niembersA and :u1 intermediate connecting member for ,mill slm'tfmembers eoniprising two separable pui-ts. eneli of wliieb has ulined, opposilelyfared bearings, and arms cur ying said beurings and connected together by n laterally- ALLEN L( )()Mlb`- Witnesses:

lV. H. FiNCnEL, Jr., G. L. MCGMN. 

